"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news

Idioms:

  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.